State-versus-state war erupts as WA brands east coast GST critics 'clowns'
The Productivity Commission report has ignited a bitter federation fight, with Premier Roger Cook lashing out at 'east coast whingers' while Victoria and Queensland declared the deal should be scrapped in the national interest. The clash exposes deep resentment over how $60 billion by 2029-30 is being distributed and whether every Australian gets comparable services regardless of where they live. Listen for how this reopens old wounds in Australian federalism.
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Western Australia currently receives one hundred and thirteen percent of its assessed fiscal needs.
The Productivity Commission labels the twenty eighteen GST floor a costly distortion to the national federation.
Premier Roger Cook dismissed the Productivity Commission authors as east coast clowns following their interim report.
Current reforms allow Western Australia to keep record mining royalties while maintaining a guaranteed GST share.
A final report due in December twenty twenty-six will force a federal decision on the funding model.
Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation ensures children in every state receive similar standards of healthcare and education.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The 'Clowns' and the Commission2 min
- 03The Mechanics of the 'Mistake'2 min
- 04A History of Mining and Math2 min
- 05The Federation at a Crossroads2 min
- 06Outro1 min
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- 'East coast clowns' attack on Western Australia's GST deal ...
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- Resources Minister King weighs in on WA GST furore
- Morrison-era GST deal with WA a multi-billion dollar ...
- Resources Minister Madeline King assures WA that Labor government won't change GST deal
- WA Budget 2026: East coast GST whingers set to whinge louder as ...
- Western Australia's submission to the 2026 Productivity ...
- Angry Roger Cook lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive ...
- Horizontal fiscal equalisation
- Submission
- How WA’s iron ore royalties went everywhere else
- www.cgc.gov.au
- [DOC] docx (957.44 KB) - Commonwealth Grants Commission
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